reeddma

For the record BSA supply stopped selling those Parent Ribbons a number of years ago and replaced it with a large leather necklace which cost twice as much as the ribbons. I've never seen anyone wearing these. Please bring back the Ribbons.

Our number is 1983, the year the Troop was chartered.

In our linked troop structure, the boy troop provides two Troop Guides (an Eagle and Life, both of which have been TGs before) to assist the girl troop for the next few months or until they send them back.

It took almost two months for your District/Council to review your Eagle binder prior to scheduling the Board??? Very sad what we still put Scouts through to get to Eagle. And if this was simply the Eagle Project Workbook, they don't approve it after you've completed the project. There is no spot for their signature except for approving the project proposal.

There was a time when we were known as "Scouting, BSA"

We recognize our high school graduating Scouts during the end of the school year Court of Honor (June) whether they are tuning 18 or not and whether they earned Eagle or not and present each with a Scout Law coin. As the SM I say a few words/stories about each Scout with others also piling on.

It's a shame a troop with that much history must disband just because the SM is stepping down. I guess they never developed a transition plan over those 75 years. Not the legacy I want to leave with I step down as SM. That said, congrats on his long career as a scouter and providing guidance to so many. DDR

Council provides the presentation kit. Troop provides an American flag flown over the US Capital in the Scout's name, engraved Eagle coin with troop #, scout's name, date of EBOR, and Eagle Roll #, and the book Spirit of Adventure. And of course adding the Scout's name to the Eagle Honor Roll plaque that hangs in the church. Family funds the refreshments.

Not sure where others are seeing signatures required. The current workbook, and previous ones, show that signatures are required by the Scout, Unit Leader, Committee, Beneficiary, and Council/District for Proposal; and Scout, Unit Leader, and Beneficiary for the Final Report. DDR

This change was very timely. A Scout of mine who moved out of the area a few years back had his ECoH and a contingent from his old Troop made the trip. A few who are in college didn't have a uniform so they wore the Troop neckerchief (and yes, all are Unit College Scouter Reserve). It looked good and identified all of us as from his old Troop. DDR

I totally agree with CalicoPenn's post! One part of the Oath and Law should not be held to a higher level than any other. As the SM of a very large, and as happens multi-faith, Troop we do not put extra emphasis on the religious aspects of Scouting over the rest of program. We still participate in Scout Sunday with our chartering organization and include non-denominational prayers in our CoHs, and I talk about duty to God and reverent if brought up by the Scout during the scoutmaster conference. Adults leaders just need to accept that the BSA is not a religious organization over everythin

click23 You're missing the point. I want these guys on my unit roster, not the district's. Hence the reason for 92U. It's unfortunate that National and councils have not advertised this category. I imagine they (and units) would retain a lot of 18-21 years olds and these guys would feel a stronger attachement to their troop when they're back home from college. sm1983bsa

We normally would change them to ASM but now that will require training beyond YPT. The old 92 category doesn't keep them on the troop's roster. They became a council level resource. 92U is unit level. SM1983BSA

Has anybody heard about this new category to register 18-21 years olds when they age out of the troop but still want to stay connected with the troop? I haven't heard anything from my council but have seen information about it on other council websites. Here is a link with information on the program: http://www.scouting.org/Training/TrainingUpdates/Archives/201111.aspx sm1983bsa

Philmont requires that all scouts must share a tent. They also state no one person tents but don't enforce it with the adults. All of our adults had one person tents. While it's great that Philmont provides tents, they are bulky, not free standing, and require a lot of tent stakes - plus that special "flux capacitor". Be sure to set them up in base camp the night before to ensure they don't have any issues. We had a tent that the zipper wouldn't work because of a repair job they did to the tent but didn't notice until we were on the trail. reeddma

Based upon what I reading from some on this forum then because Youth Protection and Safety Afloat are in G2SS that these are only guidance statements and units don't need to follow them??? I really find this hard to believe. SM1983BSA

Okay, I'll bite... Where is the requirement when submitting a tour permit that you must include a list of all scouts and adults participating? I've been doing them for years and there is no place on the form that asks for a list of names - only numbers. Additionally, this past fall the National Capital Area Council only requires a local tour permit if you're going more than 50 miles from "home". sm1983bsa

In our troop the SPL and ASPLs eat with the adults. This allows them to circulate amongst all the patrols during meal time to observe and provide guidance. Additionally, in that the adult patrol always eats well it provides a nice perk to the scout leadership. A secondary benefit is because the scouts enjoy circulating with a plate full of food it show that great meals that can be cooked in the woods... sm1983bsa

Can anybody tell me where I can find information about the HMB program on the BSA National website? SM1983BSA

I'm taking my troop skiing this weekend. The resort has 450+ scouts from 23 troops/packs signed up for the bunkhouse. I'll be curious to see if my 38 scouts/leaders will be the only ones wearing helmets. reeddma

Since 9/11 camping is not allowed on any of the military facilities in the capital area (Bolling AFB, Andrews AFB, and Fort Belvior). There are a number of Fairfax County, VA area parks that have group camping - Lake Fairfax, Pohick Bay Regional Park, Bull Run Regional Park, and Lake Bradock. The newest camping option in the area is the National Capital Area Counicl's Camp Snyder. It's located just off I-66 at Haymarket VA. http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/ and then look under "Camps". It has large fully equipped cabins as well as group campsites. Dwight

fgoodwid, For your information I did press the individual for information but including the rest of the details in this forum was not relevent to my question. Your comment, which serves only to drive some away, is why more individuals don't post to the forum. Dwight

No, he was very clear that this was a new requirement for Star. Of course he did state that things could change between now and March 1. Dwight

A Council rep announced during our May roundtable that effective March 1, 2010 a requirement that scouts complete a 16 hour Wilderness First Aid course will be added for Star. Cost in our council to take this course is $100. Has anybody else heard of this new requirement? Dwight